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TH
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- 2007
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGNAFFAIRS OF ITALYIN NUMBERS
STATIST ICAL YEARBOOK
2007
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSGENERAL SECRETARIAT
ANALYSIS AND PLANNING UNITStatistics Office
THE MINISTRY OFFOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY
IN NUMBERS
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2007
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSGeneral SecretariatAnalysis and Planning UnitStatistics Office
Foreword
The availability of statistical data and analyses regarding the government’s activitiesand institutions has become increasingly important to the making of decisions thatconcern the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Indeed, administrative and operationalplanning in the context of such a body presuppose a timely understanding of theelements of which it is composed and the resources at its disposal, the activities inwhich it engages and the resulting “product”, the public it addresses and theexpectations of that public. Therefore, we decided to bring the 2007 StatisticalYearbook out at mid-year in an effort to reduce the time gap between the gatheringand processing of data and their accessibility to users both internal and external tothe Ministry.The picture emerging from 2006 is that of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a growthphase marked by increases in institutional tasks, volume and type of services; aForeign Ministry engaged in assisting and promoting Italy’s presence in theEuropean and world context and the gradual internationalisation of the Italiansociety and economy; a Ministry engaged in cultivating political, economic, social,scientific/technological and cultural relations with the world both at bilateral andmultilateral levels and, at the same time, in providing services to Italian persons andenterprises as well as foreigners wishing to enter into relations with Italy.The intention of the Statistical Yearbook is to place the means and resourcesutilised for accomplishing these tasks into a detailed but succinct format that offersState institutions, other ministries, the general public, the press and scholars accessto the numerical data gathered and analyses elaborated. Historical data andgeographical distributions provide the key to the interpretation of quantitative data,as does the comparison of the resources (budgetary, personnel and facilities) at thedisposal of the Foreign Ministries of our main European partners, engaged as weare in cooperating in the interests of well being and security within the framework ofthe international community.Noting with satisfaction the diffusion of statistics practices throughout the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, and the importance of the Yearbook, both in paper and electronicform, as an instrument for more deeply understanding the administration of Italianforeign affairs, I would like to thank all those both in Rome and abroad who haveresponded to our requests in a true spirit of service, and who have made it possibleto rapidly gather the necessary data and to anticipate publication of the seventhedition of the Statistical Yearbook in English.
Paolo Pucci di BenisichiSecretary General
Rome, July 2007
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Contents
Foreword ................................................................................. 3
Introduction ............................................................................... 9
Chapter 1 - Organization and Resources ............................. 13Introduction ................................................................................................ 15Table 1.1 Network of Missions abroad by type .................................. 21Table 1.2 Embassies by geographical area ....................................... 21Table 1.3 Consulates by geographical area....................................... 22Table 1.4 Italian Cultural Institutes by geographical area .................. 22Table 1.5 MFA human resources (2006) ............................................ 23Table 1.6 Permanent staff by classification........................................ 23Table 1.7 Total staff abroad by classification (2006) .......................... 24Table 1.8 Embassies: total staff abroad by classification
and geographical area (2006) ............................................ 24Table 1.9 Consulates: total staff abroad by classification
and geographical area (2006) ............................................ 25Table 1.10 Permanent Missions: total staff abroad by classification
(2006) ................................................................................. 25Table 1.11 Italian Cultural Institutes: total staff by classification
and geographical area (2006) ............................................ 26Table 1.12 Diplomatic Service: personnel requirement
and current staff ................................................................. 26Table 1.13 Diplomatic Service: current staff by rank and gender
(2004-2006)........................................................................ 27Table 1.14 Recruitment of diplomats (2004-2006) ............................... 27Table 1.15 Recruitment of diplomats by university degree
(2004-2006)........................................................................ 28Table 1.16 Italian national budget and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs budget ..................................................................... 29
Chapter 2 - Activities and Services ....................................... 31Introduction ................................................................................................ 33
International affairs ...................................................................................... 39Table 2.1 Ambassadors accredited in Italy (2006) ............................. 39Table 2.2 Official visits to Italy by Heads of State, Heads
of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Headsof International Organizations (2003-2006)........................ 39
Table 2.3 Official visits to Italy by Heads of State, Headsof Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairsby geographical area (2006) .............................................. 40
Table 2.4 Visits and meetings abroad by the Presidentof the Italian Republic, the Prime Ministerand the Minister for Foreign Affairs (2004-2006)................ 40
Table 2.5 Visits abroad by the President of the Italian Republic,the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairsby geographical area (2006) .............................................. 41
Table 2.6 Agreements signed by Italy (2001-2006) ........................... 41Table 2.7 Legal procedures against Italy promoted by the European
Court for Human Rights (2001-2006) ................................. 42Table 2.8 Direct actions to the Court of Justice of the EU (2001-2006)... 42
Culture ........................................................................................................... 43Table 2.9 Italian Schools abroad by type and geographical area
(academic year 2005/2006)................................................ 43Table 2.10 Italian Schools abroad by level and geographical area
(academic year 2005/2006)................................................ 43Table 2.11 Italian language courses and teaching of Italian
(academic year 2005/2006)................................................ 44Table 2.12 Italian language courses offered by Italian Cultural
Institutes (academic year 2005/2006) ................................ 44Table 2.13 Scholarships granted to foreign students: monthly
installments by geographical area (CulturalCooperation)....................................................................... 45
Italians abroad .............................................................................................. 47Consular Registry....................................................................................... 47Table 2.14 Consular Registry: Italians registered by geographical
area (2004-2006)................................................................ 47Table 2.14.1 Consular Registry in Europe: Italians registered (2006) .... 47Table 2.14.2 Consular Registry in the Americas: Italians registered
(2006) ................................................................................. 50Table 2.14.3 Consular Registry in Mediterranean and Middle East:
Italians registered (2006).................................................... 52Table 2.14.4 Consular Registry in Sub-Saharan Africa: Italians
registered (2006) ................................................................ 53Table 2.14.5 Consular Registry in Asia and Oceania: Italians registered
(2006) ................................................................................. 54Table 2.15 Italians registered in Consular Registries - 15 most
populated Communities (2006) .......................................... 55
Main consular services............................................................................... 56Table 2.16 Main consular services by type and geographical area
(2006) ................................................................................. 56
Italians imprisoned abroad ......................................................................... 56Table 2.17 Italians imprisoned abroad: situation by judicial position
and geographical area (2005-2006) ................................... 56
Visa services ................................................................................................. 57Table 2.18 Entry visas by geographical area of request (2004-2006).... 57Table 2.18.1 Entry visas by country of request: Europe (2004-2006) ..... 57Table 2.18.2 Entry visas by country of request: the Americas
(2004-2006)........................................................................ 59Table 2.18.3 Entry visas by country of request: Mediterranean
and Middle East (2004-2006) ............................................. 60Table 2.18.4 Entry visas by country of request: Sub-Saharan
Africa (2004-2006).............................................................. 61Table 2.18.5 Entry visas by country of request: Asia and Oceania
(2004-2006)........................................................................ 62Table 2.19 Entry visas according to purpose (2004-2006) .................. 63Table 2.20 Entry visas by nationality: top 10 Countries
(2004-2006)........................................................................ 65
Development Cooperation ........................................................................... 67Table 2.21 MFA committments and disbursements by geographical
area (2005-2006)................................................................ 67Table 2.21.1 Top 20 recipients of ODA decreasing in order
of commitments (2006)....................................................... 67Table 2.21.2 Top 20 recipients of ODA decreasing in order
of disbursement (2006) ...................................................... 69Table 2.22 Debt restructured - cancelled by Italy (2004-2006) ............ 70Table 2.23 Foreign Debt cancelled by Italy for HIPC (Heavily
Indebted Poor countries) .................................................... 70Table 2.24 Scholarships granted to foreign students by geographical
area: installments and amounts ......................................... 71
Communication and information ................................................................ 72Table 2.25 Press and Information Service (2003-2006)....................... 72Table 2.26 Office for relations with the public: encounters with
the public (2003-2006) ....................................................... 72Table 2.27 Library and diplomatic archives users (2003-2006) ........... 72
Trade and investment promotion ................................................................ 73Table 2.28 Trade offices (2006) ........................................................... 73Table 2.29 MFA-ICE Pilot Sportelli abroad: by geographical area
and personnel type (2006) ................................................. 73Table 2.30 News and advance notice of tenders and contracts
handled through the Diplomatic-Consular Networkand the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad through“Ex-Tender” (2006) ............................................................. 74
Chapter 3 - Comparative Data ............................................... 75Introduction ................................................................................................ 77Table 3.1 Summary Overview (2006)................................................. 77
Organization.................................................................................................. 79Table 3.2 Central Headquarters: top level management structure
(2006) ................................................................................. 79Table 3.3 Network abroad (2006)....................................................... 79Table 3.4 Trade promotion offices (2006) .......................................... 80
Human resources ......................................................................................... 81Table 3.5 Permanent personnel and other staff (2006)...................... 81Table 3.6 Personnel: distribution central headquarters-abroad (2006).... 81
Financial resources ...................................................................................... 83Table 3.7 Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget net of ODA:
percentage of incidence on GDP and State Budget........... 83Table 3.8 Ministry of Foreign Affairs total budget ............................... 83
Other data...................................................................................................... 85Table 3.9 Disbursements of Official Development Aid: percentage
of Gross National Income (2001-2006) .............................. 85Table 3.10 Contributions to the UN ordinary budget: percentage
of total UN budget (2002-2007).......................................... 85Table 3.11 Contributions to the EU budget (2004-2007) ..................... 86Table 3.12 Visas issued on the basis of the Schengen Agreement ..... 86
Introduction
The Yearbook is the fruit of the labour of the Statistics Office, an integral part of theAnalysis and Planning Unit of the General Secretariat, which coordinates, analysesand processes the statistical data gathered from the Ministry’s various offices.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a member of the National Statistics System(SISTAN) and, as such, produces official statistics.
Methodological notes
Some specific instructions for reading this publication include the following:• data are as of the 31st of December;• the % change is calculated on the previous year;• a dash (-) and an empty space indicate that the phenomenon does not exist or
that no cases have been found; NA indicates that no data are available;• in the case of Serbia and Montenegro (independent as of June 2006) separate
data may not be available;• percentages are rounded-off, thus any totalling of percentage values cannot
eventually equal 100;• the main abbreviations and acronyms used in the publication are listed in Table A;• countries, classified according to the area of competence of the five Directorates
General, are listed in alphabetical order in Table B.
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Table A) - List of abbreviations
Acronym Full name
CERI State Diplomatic Protocol of the Republic
CONT Diplomatic Legal Advisory Service
DGAA Directorate General for Administrative Affairs, Budget and Assets
DGAM Directorate General for the Countries of the Americas
DGAO Directorate General for the Countries of Asia, Oceania, the Pacificand Antarctica
DGAP Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights
DGAS Directorate General for the Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
DGCE Directorate General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation
DGCS Directorate General for Development Cooperation
DGEU Directorate General for the Countries of Europe
DGIE Directorate General for European Integration
DGIT Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migratory Policies
DGMM Directorate General for the Countries of the Mediterraneanand Middle East
DGPC Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation
DGPE Directorate General for Personnel
ISDI Diplomatic Institute
ISPE Inspectorate General of the Ministry and Overseas Offices
PCM Office of the Prime Minister
SEGR General Secretariat
SICC Computer, Communications and Encryption Service
SSTO Historical Archives and Documentation Service
STAM Press and Information Service
URP Office for Relations with the Public
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Acronym Full name
ADB Asian Development Bank
AFDB African Development Bank
BIS Bank for International Settlements
CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ECB European Central Bank
EIB European Investment Bank
EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory
EPO European Patent Office
ESA European Space Agency
ESO European Southern Observatory
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICC International Criminal Court
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOM International Organization for Migration
NAMSA NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
UN Organization of the United Nations
UNCTAD UN Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP UN Development Programme
UNEP UN Environment Programme
UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UN HCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF UN Children’s Fund
UN ICTY UN International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
UNIDO UN Industrial Development Organization
UN ODC UN Office for Drug and Crime
UN OHCHR UN Office for High Commissioner for Human Rights
WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
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Table B) - Countries according to the Area of competence
Areas Countries
Europe Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia,Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia, Russian Federation, Finland, France,Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Ireland,Island, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco,Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, SovereignMilitary Order of Malta, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan,Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.
The Americas Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados,Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and theGrenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Statesof America, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Mediterranean Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories,Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates,Yemen.
Sub-Saharan Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea,Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Djibuti, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Guinea Equatorial, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Maurit ius,Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo,Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Asia and Oceania Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei,Cambodia, Comoros, Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia,Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands,Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan,Palau, Papua New Guinea, People’s Republic of China,Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, SolomonIslands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,Vietnam.
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and Middle East
Africa
Chapter 1
Organization and Resources
Introduction
The statistics shown in this Chapter concern the organization of the centralheadquarters (Farnesina) and the overall network abroad (Embassies,Permanent Missions, Consulates, Special Diplomatic Representations and ItalianCultural Institutes), as well as the Ministry’s human and financial resources.
Organization
According to the reform of 2000 the structure of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs consists now of 13 Directorates General, 4 Services and otherarticulations dedicated to specific tasks, as shown in the following chart:
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
Deputy Ministers andUndersecretaries of State
Secretary General
Deputy Secretary General
Cabinet
Legislative Office
Office for Relationswith the Parliament
Private Secretariat
Service for PerformanceMonitoring
Inspectorate Generalof the Ministry
and Overseas Offices
Coordination Unit
Analysis and PlanningUnit
Crisis Unit
Regions Unit
Directorate Generalfor Europe
Directorate Generalfor the Americas
Directorate Generalfor the Mediterraneanand the Middle East
Directorate Generalfor Sub-Saharan Africa
Directorate Generalfor Asia, Oceania, the Pacific
and Antarctica
Directorate Generalfor European Integration
Directorate Generalfor Multilateral Political Affairs
and Human Rights
Directorate Generalfor Multilateral Economicand Financial Cooperation
Directorate Generalfor Cultural Promotion
and Cooperation
Directorate Generalfor Italians Abroad
and Migratory Policies
Directorate Generalfor Development Cooperation
Directorate Generalfor Personnel
Directorate Generalfor Administrative Affairs,
Budget and Assets
State Diplomatic Protocol
Press and Information Service
Diplomatic Legal AdvisoryService
Historical Archivesand Documentation Service
Computer, Communicationsand Encryption Service
Diplomatic Institute
Organization and Resources
There have been no significant variations in the network abroad, ascompared with the previous year (Fig. 1.1), except for the new Embassy ofItaly in Principaute de Monaco:
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Figure 1.1 - Network of Missions abroad (2006)
As regards the territorial distribution of the Embassies (Fig. 1.2) it can beseen that 45 (37% of total) are located in Europe, while the remaining 76(63%) are distributed almost uniformly among the other four geographicalareas (17% in the Americas, 15% in the Mediterranean and Middle East,17% in Sub-Saharan Africa and 14% in Asia and Oceania).
Figure 1.2 - Embassies by geographical area (2006)
Embassies(121) Permanent
Missions(11)
Consulates(115)
SpecialDiplomatic
Representations (2)
Italian CulturalInstitutes
(90)
Europe45 (37%)
the Americas21 (17%)
Mediterraneanand Middle East
18 (15%)
Sub-SaharanAfrica
20 (17%)
Asiaand Oceania
17 (14%)
In comparison, the territorial distribution of the Consulates has changed(Fig. 1.3): 59 of them (51% of the total) are located in Europe, 32 (28%) in
Organization and Resources
the Americas, 12 (10%) in Asia and Oceania area, 8 (7%) in Mediterraneanand Middle East and, finally, 4 (4%) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Figure 1.3 - Consulates by geographical area (2006)
As regards the Italian Cultural Institutes (Fig. 1.4) it can be seen that 49 (54%)are located in Europe, 19 (21%) in the Americas, 9 in Mediterranean and MiddleEast (10%), 3 in Sub-Saharan Africa (3%) and 10 in Asia and Oceania (11%).
Figure 1.4 - Italian Cultural Institutes by geographical area (2006)
Europe59 (51%)
the Americas32 (28%)
Mediterranean and Middle East8 (7%)
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 (4%)
Asiaand Oceania
12 (10%)
Europe49 (54%)
the Americas19 (21%)
Mediterranean and Middle East9 (10%)Sub-Saharan
Africa3 (3%)
Asiaand Oceania
10 (11%)
Organization and Resources
Human resources
Personnel abroad (Fig. 1.5), working in Embassies, Consulates andPermanent Missions, including locally engaged staff, are located 46% inEurope, 22% in the Americas, 11% in Asia and Oceania, 11% inMediterranean and Middle East and 9% in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Figure 1.5 - Total staff abroad by geographical area (2006)
Europe2 544 (46%)
the Americas1 182 (22%)
Mediterraneanand Middle East
630 (11%)
Sub-SaharanAfrica
506 (9%)Asia
and Oceania628 (11%)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of the services of 8 568 persons,5 021 of whom are Permanent staff (2 299 HQ and 2 722 abroad), 2 772External resources (345 HQ and 2 427 abroad) and 775 from otherAdministrations (434 HQ and 341 abroad).
Figure 1.6 - MFA Total staff: central headquarters and abroad (2006)
External resources345
Permanent staff2.299
Other administrations341
External resources2.427
Permanent staff2.722
Other administrations434
HQ = 3.078
Abroad = 5.490
Organization and Resources
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Financial resources
The budget allotted to the MFA in 2007 (2 238 million Euro) shows anincrease of 14% on 2006:
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Organization
Table 1.1 - Network of Missions abroad by type
Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Embassies (1) 120 120 120 121
Permanent Missions to International Organizations 11 11 11 11
Special Diplomatic Representations (2) 3 2 2 2
Consulates (3): 116 116 116 115
of which: General Consulates (I class) 9 10 10 9
General Consulates 62 61 61 61
Consulates (I class) 8 8 8 8
Consulates 24 24 24 24
Vice Consulates 3 3 3 3
Consular Agencies 10 10 10 10
Italian Cultural Institutes (4) 89 89 90 90
TOTAL 339 338 339 339
Source: DGPE(1) There are three Embassies not yet operational (Mogadiscio, Reykjavik, Nouakchott); the First Class
Consulate General of the Principaute de Monaco was upgraded to Embassy in 2006.(2) Special Diplomatic Representation for Taiwan (Taipei) and for Somalia (Nairobi).(3) There is also a General Consulate not yet operational (Bassora).(4) There are also three Italian Cultural Institutes not yet operational (Hong Kong, Mumbai e Baghdad).
Table 1.2 - Embassies by geographical area
Geographical area 2003 2004 2005 2006
Europe 44 44 44 45
The Americas 21 21 21 21
Mediterranean and Middle East 18 18 18 18
Sub-Saharan Africa 20 20 20 20
Asia and Oceania 17 17 17 17
TOTAL 120 120 120 121
Source: DGPE
Organization and Resources
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Table 1.3 - Consulates by geographical area
Geographical area 2003 2004 2005 2006
Europe 60 60 60 59*
The Americas 32 32 32 32*
Mediterranean and Middle East 8 8 8 8*
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 4 4 4*
Asia and Oceania 12 12 12 12*
TOTAL 116 116 116 115*Source: DGPE
Table 1.4 - Italian Cultural Institutes by geographical area
Geographical area 2003 2004 2005 2006
Europe 49 49 49 49
The Americas 19 19 19 19
Mediterranean and Middle East 9 9 9 9
Sub-Saharan Africa 3 3 3 3
Asia and Oceania 9 9 10 10
TOTAL 89 89 90 90Source: DGPC
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Human resources
Table 1.5 - MFA human resources (2006)
HQ 2 299 434 0 345 3 078
Abroad 2 722 341 2 427 5 490
TOTAL 5 021 775 2 772 8 568
Source: DGPE– Data include Personnel on leave, detached and in position of command.– Excluded: Staff in service in schools and universities abroad; staff on contract as per Decree no. 18/67;
ENIT contract staff; Italian Cultural Institute consultants and contract staff and per Law 401/90.
Table 1.6 - Permanent staff by classification
PermanentStaff
Staff fromother Ministries
Externalresources
TOTAL
1990 838 26 4 210 - 5 0741991 863 32 4 104 - 4 9991992 879 32 4 040 126 5 0771993 897 32 4 014 140 5 0831994 901 28 3 915 133 4 9771995 901 29 3 858 134 4 9221996 909 26 3 735 135 4 8051997 904 24 3 716 131 4 7751998 913 27 3 734 132 4 8061999 934 27 3 733 128 4 8222000 960 40 3 656 130 4 7862001 988 50 3 902 189 5 1292002 1 007 56 4 012 181 5 2562003 1 024 55 4 013 208 5 3002004 1 014 51 3 942 201 5 2082005 994 45 3 931 196 5 1662006 983 42 3 806 190 5 021
Source: DGPE– Data included Personnel on leave, detached and in position of command.– The Cultural Promotion Area (CPA) was instituted with Law no. 401/1990.
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Table 1.7 - Total staff abroad by classification (2006)
Embassies 368 6 1 013 - 1 105 115 174 2 881
Consulates 120 6 832 - 757 12 38 1 765
PermanentMissions
89 - 143 - 66 54 7 359
Italian CulturalInstitutes
- 8 - 137 323 17 - 485
TOTAL 577 20 1 988 137 2 351 198 219 5 490
Source:DGPE– Experts: personnel within the scope of Law no. 49/87 (including “long mission”) of article 168 of DPR 18
and article 14 and 16 of Law no. 401/90
Table 1.8 - Embassies: total staff abroad by classificationTable 1.8 - and geographical area (2006)
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Europe 149 4 0 439 0 419 26 65 1 102
The Americas 64 1 0 155 0 206 20 27 0 473
Mediterraneanand Middle East
59 10
1540
194 24 350
467
Sub-Saharan Africa 44 - 0 127 0 208 30 29 0 438
Asia and Oceania 52 - 0 138 0 178 15 18 0 401
TOTAL 368 6 1 013 1 205 115 174 2 881
Source: DGPE
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Table 1.9 - Consulates: total staff abroad by classificationTable 1.9 - and geographical area (2006)
Europe 55 5 424 378 2 14 0 878The Americas 37 1 254 230 2 8 0 532Mediterraneanand Middle East
9 - 47 48 4 8 0 116
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 - 23 23 3 4 0 057Asia and Oceania 15 - 84 78 1 4 0 182TOTAL 120 6 832 757 12 38 1 765
Source: DGPE
Table 1.10 - Permanent Missions: total staff abroad by classification (2006)
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Council of Europe (Strasbourg) 3 7 5 2 - 17Conference of Disarmament(Geneva)
3 5 2 - - 10
NATO (Bruxelles) 7 14 7 2 - 30OECD (Paris) 5 9 3 5 - 22FAO-IFAD (Rome) 3 11 - - - 14International Organizations(Geneva)
9 11 6 3 1 30
International Organizations(Vienna) 4 6 7 1 1 19
OSCE (Vienna) 3 8 2 - - 13EU (Brussels) 24 40 19 37 3 123UNESCO (Paris) 3 5 2 2 - 12UN (New York) 25 27 13 2 2 69TOTAL 89 143 66 54 7 359
Source: DGPE
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Table 1.11 - Italian Cultural Institutes: total staff by classification Table 1.11 - and geographical area (2006)
Europe 6 3 76 1 188 274
The Americas 1 3 30 2 72 108
Mediterraneanand Middle East
1 1 15 2 28 47
Sub-Saharan Africa - - 3 - 8 11
Asia and Oceania 2 1 13 2 27 45
TOTAL 10 8 137 7 323 485
Source: DGPE
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Table 1.12 - Diplomatic Service: personnel requirementTable 1.12 - and current staff
Rank Requirement Current staff
Ambassador 0 025 25
Minister Plenipotentiary 0 208 225
First Counsellor 0 242 252
Counsellor 0 270 159
First Secretary 0 387 322
TOTAL 1 132 983
Source: DGPE– The current staff posts were established by Law 8.17.2005, No. 168
Organization and Resources
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Organization and Resources
Table 1.13 - Diplomatic Service: current staff by rank and gender Table 1.13 - (2004-2006)
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Ambassador 24 - 1.024 22 1 23 23 2 25
Minister Plenipotentiary 208 13 1.221 210 13 223 210 15 225
First Counsellor 223 23 1.246 228 23 251 229 23 252
Counsellor 154 23 1.177 144 24 168 133 26 159
First Secretary 266 80 1.346 253 76 329 248 74 322
TOTAL 875 139 1.014 857 137 994 843 140 983
Source: DGPE
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Table 1.14 - Recruitment of diplomats (2004-2006)
Applications 504 469 973 553 524 1.077
Candidated at the endof pre-testing
342 265 607 370 316 1.686
Candidates at the endof the written examination
151 71 222 91 70 1.161
Candidates admittedto the oral examination
26 4 30 12 4 1.116
Recruited 20 3 23 11 4 1.115
Source: DGPE– Only valid applications were considered– 2004 and 2005 data referred only to competition winners
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Organization and Resources
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Table 1.15 - Recruitment of diplomats by university degree (2004-2006)
2004 2005 2006
Political Science 5 7
International and Diplomatic Sciences 7 4
Law 5 2
Economics 4 2
Foreign degree (recognized in Italy) 2 -
TOTAL 23 15
Source: DGPE– 2004 and 2005 data referred only to competition winners
No foreignservice
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Financial resources
Table 1.16 - Italian National Budget and MFA Budget
1995 457 937 0 967 0.21
1996 473 258 1 062 0.22
1997 496 315 1 046 0.21
1998 537 090 1 040 0.19
1999 526 393 1 082 0.21
2000 534 301 1 129 0.21
2001 609 218 1 252 0.21
2002 609 225 1 391 0.23
2003 669 986 1 512 0.23
2004 654 486 1 586 0.24
2005 645 360 1 561 0.24
2006 651 341 1 564 0.24
2007 683 826 1 591 0.23
Source: DGAA(*) ODA = Official Development Assistanceamounts in million Euro
Italian NationalBudget
MFA Budgetwithout ODA (*)
%Fiscal Year
Chapter 2
Activities and Services
Introduction
This chapter gathers some statistics into a quantitative illustration of thevarious sectors of the Ministry’s activities: International Affairs, Culture,Italians Abroad, Visa Services, Official Development Assistance,Communication and Information, Trade and Investment Promotion.
The International Affairs section contains data on visits by Heads of Stateand Government to Italy and those of the President of the Republic, thePrime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs abroad. It refers also tothe international Agreements concluded by Italy and other activities carriedout by the Diplomatic Legal Advisory Service. One table presents data onforeign debt restructured/cancelled by Italy.
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Figure 2.1 - Visits and meetings (2004-2006)
visits abroad meetings in Italy intenational meetings
2004 2005 2006
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The Culture section contains data regarding Italian schools and Chairsabroad and scholarships awarded by the Directorate General for CulturalPromotion and Cooperation.
The Italians Abroad section contains data on consular registries, mainconsular services and Italians imprisoned abroad.
As of 31st December 2006 a total of 3 702 997 Italian citizens residingabroad were enrolled in consular registries, reflecting an increase of 5% ascompared with 2005.
Activities and Services
It is interesting to note how interventions by the Ministry’s Crisis Unit onbehalf of Italian nationals in emergency situations increased in 2006(Fig. 2.3):
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Figure 2.2 - Italian citizens enrolled in consular registries (2006)
South Africa
ChileSpain
UruguayVenezuela
CanadaAustralia
UK
USABelgium
BrazilFrance
SwitzerlandArgentina
Germany
29 82441 840
76 200
78 565108 744110 553113 045
165 878187 875
234 445259. 74
324 713511 190
534 670
626 078
Figure 2.3 - Italian abroad: interventions by the Ministry’s CrisisFigure 2.3 - Unit on behalf of Italian nationals in emergencyFigure 2.3 - situations (2002-2006)
744
689
404
267
192
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Activities and Services
The Visa Services section contains detailed data on visas by geographicalarea and type. In 2006 a total of 1 198 167 visas to enter Italy were issuedby authorised Italian representations (11% more than previous year).Figure 2.4 shows % distributions by geographical area:
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Figure 2.5 - Visas to enter Italy by purpose (2006)
Other13%
Tourism53%
Study4%Joining
familymembers 7%
Subordinateemployment
7%
Transit3%
Business13%
Figure 2.4 - Visas to enter Italy by geographical area (2006)
Europe(56%)
The Americas(7%)
Mediterraneanand Middle
East(12%)Sub-Saharan
Africa (5%)
Asia andOceania(20%)
Of all visas issued in 2006, 53% were for purposes of tourism, 13% forbusiness, 7% for subordinate employment and joining family members, 4%for study, 3% for transit. (Fig. 2.5).
The Official Development Assistance section contains data on DGCS ODAby geographical area and to major recipients; data on debt restructured/-cancelled by Italy; and data on scholarships granted to foreign students.
Activities and Services
A major result lies in the noteworhty reduction in commitments in Africa,following the decision to replace assistance loans with microcredit, and thesharp increase in commitments in the Balkans, which falls within the scopeof the five-year plan (Fig. 2.6):
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Figure 2.6 - Official Development Assistance CommitmentsFigure 2.6 - (grants and loans in % by geographical area)
12,9
2003 2004 2005 2006
23,5
34,1
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18,6
9,7
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26,3
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Europe The Americas Mediterranean and M.E. Sub-S. Africa Asia and Oceania
The overall amount debt restructured or cancelled by Italy merits mention,as it confirms Italy’s avant-garde stance on this international front (Fig. 2.7):
Figure 2.7 - Debt restructured/cancelled by Italy
5 174
603
1 852
1 2741 614
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Activities and Services
The Communication and Information section contains data on Press andInformation Service - Office for relations with the public and Library anddiplomatic archives users.
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Figure 2.8 - Office for Relations with the public: encountersFigure 2.8 - with the public (2003-2006)
27 031
2003 2004 2005 2006
3 657
8 694
2 995 2436 2 917
11 009
13 49314 333
26 11125 132 24 745
The Trade and Investment Promotion section contains data regarding thefacilities located abroad that are specifically dedicated to the treatment ofeconomic and trade issues, to the promotion of the Made in Italy label andto support for Italian businesses abroad.Particularly interesting are the data concerning the pilot “MFA-ICE sportelli”:a new approach to the logistical-functional integration of existinginstitutions, created with the specif ic objective of strengtheninggovernmental support of the internationalisation of Italian businesses.
Public Telephone Writing papers
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International Affairs
Table 2.1 - Ambassadors accredited in Italy (2006)
Ambassadors AmbassadorsCountry/Organization resident in not resident in Totalof accreditation
Italy Italy
Italian Republic (Quirinale) 132 39 171
Holy See 74 73 147
International Organizations 29 4 33
Special Missions 3 - 3
TOTAL 238 116 354
Source: State Diplomatic Protocol– Foreign Embassies can be accredited to the Italian Republic, the Holy See or the International
Organizations located in Rome (FAO. IFAD). Some of the foreign Ambassadors do not residepermanently in Italy. They often reside in other European Capitals where they are also accredited.
– Holy See data referred also to 5 Special Missions.
Table 2.2 - Official visits to Italy by Heads of State, HeadsTable 2.2 - of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs and HeadsTable 2.2 - of International Organizations (2003- 2006)
2003 2004 2005 2006
Heads of State 59 87 98 87
Heads of Government 57 46 52 75
Ministers for Foreign Affairs 128 90 111 90
Heads of International Organizations 35 39 36 56
TOTAL 279 262 297 308
Source: State Diplomatic ProtocolThe 2006 data include the 12 Heads of State and the 14 Heads of Government that participated in theEvents organised for the 2006 Winter Olimpics in Turin.
Activities and Services
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Table 2.3 - Official visits to Italy by Heads of State, Heads of Government,Table 2.3 - Ministers for Foreign Affairs by geographical area (2006)
Heads of State 60 6 7 12 2 87
Headsof Government
60 2 7 3 3 75
Ministers forForeign Affairs
47 8 14 15 6 90
TOTAL 167 16 28 30 11 252
Source: State Diplomatic Protocol
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2004 2005 2006
Presidentof the Republic
5 - 7 2 8 2
Prime Minister 28 15 11 9 16 15
Minister forForeign Affairs
50 62 34 32 27 21
TOTAL 83 77 52 43 51 38
Source: State Diplomatic Protocol, Cabinet of the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister’s Office– Meetings include G8, UN, NATO, EU and other International Organization meetings
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Table 2.5 - Visits abroad by the President of the Italian Republic, Table 2.5 - the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign AffairsTable 2.5 - by geographical area (2006)
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Presidentof the Republic
8 - - - - 8
Prime Minister 5 1 5 2 3 16
Minister forForeign Affairs
15 4 7 - 1 27
TOTAL 28 5 12 2 4 51
Source: State Diplomatic Protocol, Cabinet of the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister’s Office– Meetings include G8, UN, NATO, EU and other International Organization meetings
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Table 2.6 - Agreements signed by Italy (2001-2006)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Bilateral agreements
Signed 84 131 110 99 67 69
In force 98 91 76 108 57 56
Multilateral agreements
Signed 26 12 11 33 8 8
In force 12 11 4 28 11 15
TOTAL SIGNED 110 143 121 132 75 77
TOTAL IN FORCE 110 102 80 136 68 71
Source: Diplomatic Legal Advisory Service
Activities and Services
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Table 2.7 - Legal procedures against Italy promoted by the EuropeanTable 2.7 - Court for Human Rights (2001-2006)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Legal procedures 265 612 132 228 146 377
Source: Diplomatic Legal Advisory Service
Table 2.8 - Direct actions to the Court of Justice of the EU (2001-2006)
Direct actions 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
ex art. 226 21 27 22 27 36 26
ex art. 230 4 12 18 13 13 17
Source: Diplomatic Legal Advisory Service
Culture
Table 2.9 - Italian Schools abroad by type and geographical area Table 2.9 - (academic year 2005/2006)
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Europe 19 15 7 9 50
The Americas - 65 1 11 77
Mediterraneanand Middle East
- 26 - - 26
Sub-Saharan Africa 8 8 1 1 18
Asia and Oceania - - - 2 2
TOTAL 27 114 9 23 173
Source: DGPC
Type
Table 2.10 - Italian Schools abroad by level and geographical areaTable 2.10 - (academic year 2005/2006)
Europe 9 14 12 15 50
The Americas 19 19 19 20 77
Mediterraneanand Middle East 6 6 6 8 26
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 6 4 4 18
Asia and Oceania 1 1 - - 2
TOTAL 39 46 41 47 173
Source: DGPC
Kinder-garten
Geographicalarea Primary
Junior HighSchool
HighSchool
Total
Level
Activities and Services
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Table 2.11 - Italian language courses and teaching of ItalianTable 2.11 - (academic year 2005/2006)
Europe 5 114 3 877 8 991 42 239 62 644 104 883
The Americas 7 314 9 441 16 755 104 912 218 135 323 047
Mediterraneanand Middle East
- - - - - -
Sub- Saharan Africa 12.950 12.958 12.108 12.405 1 052 1 457
Asia and Oceania 12.433 5 208 5 641 8 601 128 160 136 761
TOTAL 12 911 18 584 31 495 156 157 409 991 566 148
Source: DGPC
Institutions Students enrolled
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Table 2.12 - Italian language courses offered by Italian Cultural Table 2.12 - Institutes (academic years 2005-2006)
2005
Studentsenrolled
CoursesStudentsenrolled
CoursesStudentsenrolled
Courses
Geographicalarea
2006 % change
Europe 41 535 3 723 41 082 3 717 - 1 -
The Americas 21 556 1 912 20 052 1 728 - 7 -10
Mediterraneanand Middle East 8 160 6.634 6 859 6.508 -16 -20
Sub-SaharanAfrica 78.503 6.036 76.615 6.034 -22 - 6
Asia and Oceania 7 065 6.565 7 718 6.836 -19 -48
TOTAL 78 819 6 870 76 326 6 823 - 3 - 1
Source: DGPC
Activities and Services
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Table 2.13 - Scholarships granted to foreign students: monthlyTable 2.13 - installments by geographical area (Cultural Cooperation)
2003/04
Geographicalarea 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Europe 3 872 3 762 4 025 3 581 3 493
Among which UE 970 970 1 867 1 865 1 987
The Americas 2 028 2 031 2 222 1 804 1 635
Mediterranean and M.E. 1 038 1 038 1 162 1 185 1 228
Sub-Saharan Africa 195 195 203 170 237
Asia and Oceania 1 168 1 168 1 988 1 408 1 353
Others Scholarships 352 352 640 348 463
TOTAL 8 653 8 546 10 240 8 496 8 409
Source: DGPC
Installments
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Europe 2 246 767 0,5 1 994 579 -11,2 2 087 524 4,7
The Americas 1 564 833 1,7 1 330 783 -15,0 1 420 310 6,7
Mediterraneanand M.E.
25 241 4,4 24 041 -4,8 25 869 7,6
Sub-SaharanAfrica 45 842 -3,0 40 072 -12,6 42 088 5,0
Asiaand Oceania
143 442 2,8 118 855 -17,1 127 206 7,0
TOTAL 4 026 125 1,0 3 508 330 -12,9 3 702 997 5,5
Source: DGIT
Italians Abroad
Consular registry
Table 2.14 - Consular Registry: Italians registered by geographicalTable 2.14 - area (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %change
Geographicalarea
Table 2.14.1 - Consular Registry in Europe: Italians registered (2006)
Albania Cons. Scutari 113Emb. Tirana 290Gen.Cons. Valona 38
Total Albania 441Armenia Emb. Jerevan 13Austria Gen.Cons. Innsbruck 6 111
Emb. Vienna 9 010Total Austria 15 121
Azerbaijan Emb. Baku 24Belgium Cons. Brussels 57 923
Gen.Cons. Charleroi 75 243Cons. Ag. Genk 21 238Gen.Cons. Liege 48 710Vice Cons. Mons 31 331
Total Belgium 234 445Belorussia Emb. Minsk 35Bosnia-Herzegovina Emb. Sarajevo 480
Country
Activities and Services
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Bulgaria Emb. Sofia 492Croatia Gen.Cons. Fiume 6 181
Cons. Split 744Emb. Zagreb 6 181
Total Croatia 7 940Cyprus Emb. Nicosia 491Czech Republic Emb. Prague 2 090Denmark Emb. Copenaghen 3 927Estonia Emb. Tallinn 124Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia
Emb. Skopje 121
Finland Emb. Helsinki 2 052France Cons. Bastia 5 488
Cons. Chambery 19 207Cons. Lille 28 326Gen.Cons Lyon 56 594Gen.Cons. Marseilles 26 087Gen.Cons Metz 58 835Cons. Mulhouse 17 943Gen.Cons. Nice 24 796Gen Cons. Paris 75 325Cons. Toulouse 12 112
Total France 324 713Georgia Emb. Tbilisi 31Germany Gen Cons. Hamburg 14 158
Emb. Berlin 12 792Gen.Cons. Cologne 110 006Cons. Dortmund 49 685Gen.Cons. Frankfurt 104 893Cons. Freiburg 45 182Gen.Cons. Hannover 21 540Gen Cons. Liepsig 2 526Cons. Ag. Mannheim 14 723Cons.Gen Munich 64 476Cons. Nuremburg 25 587Cons. Saarbrücken 21 262Gen.Cons. Stuttgart 130 683
continued table 2.14.1
Country
Activities and Services
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Cons. Ag. Wolfsburg 8 565Total Germany 626 078
Greece Cons. Athens 10 384Holy See Emb. Vatican City 18Hungary Emb. Budapest 1 790Ireland Emb. Dublin 6 249Kazakhstan Emb. Astana 85Latvia Emb. Riga 67Lithuania Emb. Vilnius 75Luxembourg Cons. Esch-Sur-Alzette 23 236Malta Emb. La Valletta 1 264Monaco Emb. Monaco 6 382Montenegro Gen.Cons. Podgorica 184Netherlands Gen.Cons. Amsterdam 30 394Norway Emb. Oslo 2 609Poland Emb. Warsaw 2 394Portugal Emb. Lisbon 3 742Romania Emb. Bucharest 1 763
Gen.Cons. Timisoara 645Total Romania 2 408
Russian Federation Emb. Moscow 1 253Gen.Cons. St. Petersburg 146
Total Russian Federation 1 399San Marino Emb. San Marino 8 843Serbia Emb. Belgrade 748Slovakia Emb. Bratislava 392Slovenia Gen.Cons. Capodistria 1 880
Emb. Ljubjana 606Total Slovenia 2 486
Spain Gen.Cons. Barcelona 34 672Gen.Cons. Madrid 41 528
Total Spain 76 200Sweden Emb. Stockholm 6 913Switzerland Gen.Cons. Basil 68 540
Cons. Berna 32 650Cons. Ag Chur 11 540Gen.Cons. Geneva 42 935
continued table 2.14.1
Country
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Gen.Cons. Laussanne 58 109Gen.Cons. Lugano 86 395Cons. Ag Neufchatel 17 967Cons. San Gallo 36 937Cons. Ag Sion 16 403Cons. Ag Wettingen 17 725Gen.Cons. Zurich 121 989
Total Switzerland 511 190Turkey Emb. Ankara 167
Gen.Cons. Istanbul 2 207Cons. Izmir 894
Total Turkey 3 268Ukraine Emb. Kiev 279United Kingdom Vice Cons. Bedford 19 122
Gen.Cons. Edinburgh 10 093Gen.Cons. London 109 315Cons. Manchester 27 348
Total United Kingdom 165 878Uzbekistan Emb. Tashkent 29TOTAL EUROPE 2 087 524
Source: DGITEmb. = Embassies; Gen. Cons. = General Consulate; Cons. = Consulate; Vice Cons. = Vice Consulate;Cons.Ag. = Consular Agency
continued table 2.14.1
Country
Table 2.14.2 - Consular Registry in the Americas: Italians registeredTable 2.14.2 - (2006)
Country
Argentina Gen.Cons. Bahia Blanca 32 903Gen.Cons. Buenos Aires 180 958Gen.Cons. Cordoba 50 101Gen.Cons. La Plata 64 413Cons. Ag. Lomas De Zamora 34 462Cons. Mar Del Plata 30 464Cons. Mendoza 23 048Cons. Ag. Moron 38 081
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Gen.Cons Rosario 80 240Total Argentina 534 670
Bolivia Emb. La Paz 2 517Brazil Emb. Brasilia 4 206
Cons. Belo Horizonte 14 303Gen.Cons. Curitiba 34 634Gen.Cons. Porto Alegre 37 041Cons. Recife 5 687Gen.Cons. Rio De Janeiro 42 859Gen.Cons. San Paolo 120 444
Total Brazil 259 174Canada Cons. Edmonton 5 516
Gen. Cons. Montreal 33 259Emb. Ottawa 4 569Gen. Cons. Toronto 55 660Gen. Cons. Vancouver 11 549
Total Canada 110 553Chile Emb. Santiago del Chile 41 840Colombia Emb. Bogotà 12 000Costa Rica Emb. San Josè 3 709Cuba Emb. Havana 2 031Dominican Republic Emb. Santo Domingo 7 985Ecuador Emb. Quito 13 568El Salvador Emb. San Salvador 1 906Guatemala Emb. Guatemala 3 482Honduras Emb. Tegucigalpa 928Mexico Emb. Mexico City 12 559Nicaragua Emb. Managua 924Panama Emb. Panama 2 136Paraguay Emb. Asuncion 6 945Peru Emb. Lima 28 199United States Gen.Cons. Boston 13 356of America Gen.Cons. Chicago 14 375
Cons. Detroit 13 304Gen.Cons. Philadelphia 23 120Gen.Cons. Houston 4 448Gen.Cons. Los Angeles 13 337
continued table 2.14.2
Country
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Gen.Cons. Miami 22 180Vice Cons. Newark 12 799Gen.Cons. New York 54 896Gen.Cons. San Francisco 12 222Emb. Washington 3 838Total United States of America 187 875
Uruguay Cons. Montevideo 78 565Venezuela Gen.Cons. Caracas 93 392
Cons. Maracaibo 15 352Total Venezuela 108 744
TOTAL AMERICAS 1 420 310
Source: DGIT
continued table 2.14.2
Country
Table 2.14.3 - Consular Registry in Mediterranean and Middle East:Table 2.14.3 - Italians registered (2006)
Algeria Emb. Algiers 615Bahrein Emb. Manama 117Egypt Gen.Cons. Alexandria 836
Cons. Il Cairo 2 730Total Egypt 3 566
Jerusalem Gen.Cons. Jerusalem 2 079Jordan Emb. Amman 653Iran Emb. Teheran 312 Israel Emb. Tel Aviv 8 373Kuwait Emb. Al Kuwait 201Lebanon Emb. Beirut 1 334Libya Gen.cons. Bengasi 70
Gen.cons. Tripoli 809Total Libya 879
Morocco Gen.cons. Casablanca 1 420Emb. Rabat 287
Total Morocco 1 707Oman Emb. Mascate 70Qatar Emb. Doha 228
Country
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Saudi Arabia Gen.Cons. Jeddah 275Emb. Riad 256
Total Saudi Arabia 531Syria Emb. Damascus 467Tunisia Emb. Tunis 2 906United Arab Emirates Emb. Abu Dhabi 351
Cons. Ag. Dubai 1 281Total United Arab Emirates 1 632
Yemen Emb. Sana’a 199TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST 25 869
Source: DGIT
continued table 2.14.3
Country
Table 2.14.4 - Consular Registry in Sub-Saharan Africa: ItaliansTable 2.14.4 - registered (2006)
Angola Emb. Luanda 253Cameroon Emb. Yaoundè 664Congo Emb. Brazzaville 111Cote d’Ivoire Emb. Abidjan 724Dem. Rep. Of Congo Emb. Kinshasa 737Eritrea Emb. Asmara 817Ethiopia Emb. Addis Abeba 1 344Gabon Emb. Libreville 128Ghana Emb. Accra 388Kenya Emb. Nairobi 1 792Mozambique Emb. Maputo 562Namibia Emb. Windhoek 189Nigeria Gen.Cons. Lagos 780Senegal Emb. Dakar 707South Africa Cons. Cape Town 7 097
Cons. Durban 3 531Gen.Cons. Johannesburg 16 383Emb. Pretoria 2 813
Total South Africa 29 824
Country
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Sudan Emb. Khartoum 194Tanzania Emb. Dar es Salam 605Uganda Emb. Kampala 522Zambia Emb. Lusaka 718Zimbabwe Emb. Harare 781TOTAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 42 088
Source: DGIT
continued table 2.14.4
Country
Table 2.14.5 - Consular Registry in Asia and Oceania: Italians Table 2.14.5 - registered (2006)
Afghanistan Emb. Kabul 1Australia Cons. Adelaide 13 573
Cons. Brisbane 12 413Emb. Canberra 2 368Gen.Cons. Melbourne 39 621Cons. Perth 12 403Gen.Cons. Sydney 32 667
Total Australia 113 045Bangladesh Emb. Dacca 154India Gen.Cons. Calcutta 81
Gen.Cons. Mumbai 457Emb. New Delhi 283
Total India 821Indonesia Emb. Jakarta 764Japan Gen.Cons. Osaka 662
Emb. Tokyo 1 477Total Japan 2 139
Malaysia Emb. Kuala Lumpur 393Myanmar Emb. Yangon 26New Zealand Emb. Wellington 2 201Pakistan Emb. Islamabad 92
Gen.Cons. Karachi 50Total Pakistan 142
Country
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People’s Republic Gen.Cons. Canton 306of China Gen.Cons. Hong Kong 1 451
Emb. Beijing 634Gen.Cons. Shanghai 939
Total People’s Republic of China 3 330Philippines Emb. Manila 784Republic of Korea Emb. Seoul 197Singapore Emb. Singapore 960Sri Lanka Emb. Colombo 90Thailand Emb. Bangkok 2 007Vietnam Emb. Hanoi 152TOTAL ASIA AND OCEANIA 127 206
Source: DGIT
continued table 2.14.5
Country
Table 2.15 - Italians registered in Consular Registries - 15 mostTable 2.15 - populated Communities (2006)
Germany 626 078 17 Argentina 534 670 31Switzerland 511 190 45France 324 713 54Brazil 259 174 61Belgium 234 445 67United States of America 187 875 72United Kingdom 165 878 77Australia 113 045 80Canada 110 553 83Venezuela 108 744 86Uruguay 78 565 88Spain 76 200 90Chile 41 840 91South Africa 29 824 92Other countries 300 203 100TOTAL 3 702 997 -
Source: DGIT
Italian registeredCountry % cumulated
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Europe 267 215 81 238 39 166 8 198The Americas 113 837 130 088 16 272 72 083Mediterranean and Middle East 4 886 2 458 1 678 294Sub-Saharan Africa 7 375 2 860 2 985 221Asia and Oceania 13 128 7 463 5 333 3 989TOTAL 406 441 224 107 65 434 84 785
Source: DGIT(*) citizenship acts include the acts carried out by Embassies or Consulates for the acquisition,reacquisition, loss and recognition of Italian citizenship.
Main consular service
Table 2.16 - Main consular services by type and geographical areaTable 2.16 - (2006)
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Italians imprisoned abroad
Table 2.17 - Italians imprisoned abroad: situation by judicial positionTable 2.17 - and geographical area (2005-2006)
Europe 1 259 1 178 2 437 1 068 1 285 2 353The Americas 147 288 435 130 240 370Mediterranean and M.E. 15 20 35 18 18 36Sub-Saharan Africa 7 2 9 4 3 7Asia and Oceania 17 32 49 27 27 54TOTAL 1 445 1 520 2 965 1 247 1 573 2 820
Source: DGIT
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Visa Services
Table 2.18 - Entry visas by geographical area of request (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeGeographical area
Europe 538 339 5 594 872 11 666 767 12The Americas 70 499 7 77 554 10 81 812 5Mediterranean and M.E. 123 928 8 128 437 4 140 225 9Sub-Saharan Africa 58 663 17 63 259 8 63 309 0Asia and Oceania 192 070 45 212 558 11 246 054 16TOTAL 983 499 12 1 076 680 9 1 198 167 11
Source: DGIT
Table 2.18.1 - Entry visas by country of request:Table 2.18.1 - Europe (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeCountry
Albania 38 785 - 2 42 228 9 42 320 0Armenia 4 102 703 7 471 82 4 403 - 41Austria 37 - 24 45 22 59 31Azerbaijan 2 169 29 1 484 - 32 1 827 23Belarus 35 764 1 39 001 9 36 979 - 5Belgium 41 - 51 109 166 52 - 52Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 364 6 13 344 8 14 506 9Bulgaria 2 253 9 2 573 14 2 293 - 11Croatia 2 988 42 3 306 11 2 724 - 18Cyprus 364 - 43 395 9 360 - 9Czech Republic 1 242 - 77 805 - 35 966 20Denmark 7 - 13 9 29 12 33Estonia 937 5 962 3 798 - 17Finland 5 - 17 17 240 13 - 24Former YugoslavRep. of Macedonia
9 506 3 11 402 20 11 401 0
France 280 32 213 - 24 264 24Georgia 2 213 37 3 647 65 3 362 - 8Germany 628 58 517 - 18 473 - 9Greece 953 - 2 91 - 90 54 - 41
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Hungary 1 304 - 62 560 - 57 747 33Ireland 1 654 26 1 891 14 1 910 1Kazakhstan 3 422 24 3 545 4 5 962 68Latvia 1 606 35 1 442 - 10 1 533 6Lithuania 148 - 62 48 - 68 73 52Luxembourg 6 100 3 - 50 1 - 67Malta 360 - 27 321 - 11 426 33Monaco 3 - 40 - - - -Netherlands 30 20 55 83 28 - 49Norway 38 65 31 - 18 35 13Poland 4 458 - 74 871 - 80 1 091 25Portugal 200 29 192 - 4 202 5Romania 37 256 36 47 030 26 47 109 0RussianFederation
180 337 19 222 295 23 303 258 36
San Marino 334 27 460 38 516 12Serbia 35 201 25 40 904 16 44 136 8Slovakia 2 324 - 83 80 - 97 74 - 8Slovenia 1 221 - 22 958 - 22 611 - 36Spain 266 - 21 311 17 298 - 4Sweden 29 45 25 - 14 27 8Switzerland 68 788 - 9 52 984 - 23 27 391 - 48Turkey 30 290 21 31 747 5 40 778 28Ukraine 35 691 21 41 782 17 47 498 14United Kingdom 17 469 16 18 491 6 19 004 3Uzbekistan 1 266 23 1 226 - 3 1 193 - 3TOTAL 538 339 5 594 872 11 666 767 12
Source: DGIT
continued table 2.18.1
2004 var.% 2005 var.% 2006 var.%Country
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Table 2.18.2 - Entry visas by country of request:Table 2.18.2 - the Americas (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeCountry
Argentina 988 - 21 830 -16 698 - 16Bolivia 292 31 387 33 376 - 3Brazil 2 420 16 2 650 10 2 703 2Canada 2 182 -2 2 424 11 2 524 4Chile 532 8 622 17 522 - 16Colombia 5 305 1 5 300 - 6 555 24Costa Rica 145 -19 144 -1 148 3Cuba 6 216 -15 8 623 39 7 207 - 16Dominican Republic 3 325 9 3 181 -4 3 364 6Ecuador 3 700 126 5 728 55 5 805 1El Salvador 101 4 112 11 86 - 23Guatemala 107 16 104 -3 110 6Honduras 36 -25 32 -11 35 9Mexico 1 151 -11 1 109 -4 1 250 13Nicaragua 55 83 33 -40 42 27Panama 117 4 84 -28 74 - 12Paraguay 103 -16 158 53 140 - 11Peru 5 807 15 6 363 10 8 636 36United States ofAmerica
37 180 8 38 950 5 40 724 5
Uruguay 127 20 83 -35 64 - 23Venezuela 610 1 637 4 749 18TOTAL 70 499 7 77 554 10 81 812 5
Source: DGIT
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Table 2.18.3 - Entry visas by country of request:Table 2.18.3 - Mediterranean and Middle East (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeCountry
Algeria 5 681 - 6 5 970 5 6 955 16Egypt 8 272 6 9 910 20 11 539 16Iran 12 744 27 10 520 -17 10 970 4Iraq 1 580 226 1 815 15 2 446 35Israel 967 19 720 -26 844 17Jerusalem 2 038 14 1 937 -5 1 941 0Jordan 2 930 4 2 731 -7 3 335 22Kuwait 3 319 -24 5 211 57 4 755 - 9Lebanon 12 079 11 9 210 -24 9 586 4Libya 9 264 - 19 10 891 18 8 959 - 18Morocco 19 894 12 20 700 4 23 910 16Oman 741 - 55 937 26 862 - 8Qatar 1 237 31 2 453 98 3 487 42Saudi Arabia 22 186 36 24 184 9 26 890 11Syria 4 233 5 4 104 -3 4 905 20Tunisia 10 746 - 10 615 -1 10 964 3United Arab Emirates 5 460 -12 5 822 7 7 179 23Yemen 557 5 707 27 698 - 1TOTAL 123 928 8 128 437 4 140 225 9
Source: DGIT
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Table 2.18.4 - Entry visas by country of request:Table 2.18.4 - Sub-Saharan Africa (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeCountry
Angola 589 19 870 48 904 4Cameroon 2 339 21 1 970 -16 2 155 9Congo 398 13 500 26 667 33Cote d’Ivoire 1 822 15 1 375 -25 2 089 52Dem. Rep. Of Congo 1 364 -3 1 302 -5 1 140 - 12Eritrea 971 5 926 -5 954 3Ethiopia 2 059 -3 2 286 11 2 342 2Gabon 305 - 2 476 56 400 - 16Ghana 8 522 33 7 593 -11 7 321 - 4Kenya 2 237 21 2 414 8 2 955 22Mozambique 553 8 513 -7 574 12Namibia 160 0 191 19 185 - 3Nigeria 8 188 -3 9 294 14 5 346 - 42Senegal 2 872 15 3 530 23 4 381 24South Africa 22 882 29 26 290 15 27 815 6Sudan 736 - 1 930 26 1 188 28Tanzania 841 - 1 707 -16 936 22Uganda 827 0 1 004 21 999 0Zambia 597 -4 644 8 634 - 2Zimbabwe 401 13 444 11 324 - 27TOTAL 58 663 17 63 259 8 63 309 0
Source: DGIT
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Table 2.18.5 - Entry visas by country of request:Table 2.18.5 - Asia and Oceania (2004-2006)
2004 %change 2005 %
change 2006 %changeCountry
Afghanistan 230 0 319 39 516 62Australia 1 553 -46 1 756 13 1 876 7Bangladesh 5 470 72 5 364 -2 6 608 23India 26 371 34 34 634 31 45 224 31Indonesia 10 021 8 10 167 1 10 765 6Japan 3 727 -6 3 495 -6 3 082 - 12Malaysia 266 19 295 11 225 - 24Myanmar 272 5 469 72 345 - 26New Zealand 331 9 349 5 335 - 4Pakistan 7 650 39 8 986 17 7 183 - 20People’s Republic of China
64 934 118 64 840 0 83 648 29
Philippines 16 309 10 17 730 9 20 021 13Republic of Korea 1 119 1 1 144 2 1 438 26Singapore 1 079 1 1 268 18 1 360 7Sri Lanka 3 926 20 5 016 28 5 136 2Thailand 16 924 57 18 643 10 19 681 6Vietnam 1 980 53 1 829 -8 2 242 23Other countries 29 908 19 36 254 21 36 369 0TOTAL 192 070 45 212 558 11 246 054 16
Source: DGIT
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Table 2.19 - Entry visas according to purpose (2004-2006)
USV NV RTV Total % changePurpose Year
2004 - 3 163 - 3 163 11.8Adoption 2005 - 2 542 - 2 542 - 19.6
2006 - 2 791 - 2 791 9.82004 129 142 - 3 297 132 439 11.7
Business 2005 135 824 - 3 058 138 882 4.92006 155 062 - 2 645 157 707 13.62004 1 627 239 653 2 519 5.8
Health 2005 1 734 368 421 2 523 0.22006 1 932 1 061 495 3 488 38.22004 - 1 153 - 1 153 3.2
Diplomatic 2005 - 1 234 - 1 234 7.02006 - 1 267 - 1 267 2.7
Accompanying 2004 - 3 501 - 3 501 -6.0relative 2005 - 3 964 - 3 964 13.2
2006 - 3 416 - 3 416 - 13.82004 8 686 - 648 9 334 -0.1
Sports events 2005 9 001 - 539 9 540 2.22006 10 327 - 838 11 165 17.02004 21 955 - 1 810 23 765 23.4
Invitation 2005 21 759 - 1 871 23 630 - 0.62006 22 042 - 1 759 23 801 0.72004 3 527 867 35 4 429 - 13.9
Self-employment 2005 3 362 775 74 4 211 - 4.92006 4 013 647 46 4 706 11.8
Work as an 2004 7 858 58 880 452 67 190 - 18.1employee 2005 6 050 78 989 312 85 351 27.0
2006 6 422 82 439 447 89 308 4.62004 10 902 6 834 1 667 19 403 - 2.7
Mission 2005 12 746 7 019 2 050 21 815 12.42006 12 888 6 297 1 322 20 507 - 6.02004 3 757 2 765 77 6 599 - 4.2
Religious matters 2005 4 191 2 795 72 7 058 7.02006 4 413 3 191 51 7 655 8.52004 - 3 993 - 3 993 24.7
Reentry 2005 - 3 446 - 3 446 - 13.72006 - 3 634 - 3 634 - 13.7
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continued table 2.19
USV NV RTV Total % changePurpose Year
2004 - 814 - 814 - 0.5Elective residency 2005 - 968 - 968 18.9
2006 - 928 - 928 - 4.12004 - 83 397 - 83 397 26.7
Family reunion 2005 - 89 931 - 89 931 7.82006 - 78 914 - 78 914 - 12.32004 12 804 30 940 877 44 621 2.7
Study 2005 13 756 31 691 835 46 282 3.72006 13 216 32 928 716 46 860 1.22004 51 051 - 19 383 70 434 - 9.3
Transit 2005 41 695 - 13 890 55 585 - 21.12006 27 264 - 7 140 34 404 - 38.12004 7 561 - 2 883 10 444 25.4
Airport Transit 2005 6 173 - 2 763 8 936 - 14.42006 6 458 - 795 7 253 - 18.82004 13 243 - 524 13 767 40.6
Transport 2005 15 529 - 623 16 152 17.32006 19 388 - 568 19 956 23.62004 454 437 - 16 474 470 911 19.4
Tourism 2005 515 200 - 15 086 530 286 12.62006 623 180 - 15 554 638 734 20.52004 11 343 - 1 11 344 -
Tourism/ADS 2005 23 986 - - 23 986 111.42006 41 311 - - 41 311 72.22004 - 279 - 279 350.0
Job holidays 2005 - 358 - 358 28.32006 - 362 - 362 1.12004 737 893 196 825 48 781 983 499 12.4
TOTAL 2005 811 006 224 080 41 594 1 076 680 9.52006 947 916 217 875 32 376 1 198 167 11.3
Source: DGITUniform Schengen Visas (USV) are valid for all territories of the countries that have signed the SchengenTreaty and they might be: a) airport transit; b) transit up to 5 days; c) short term journey other until 90 daysRestricted Territorial Visas (RTV) are valid only in Italy; in special circumstances they are also valid in othercountries Long Term Visas or National Visas (NV) are valid for over 90 days in Italy and only for transitthrough Schengen territories not over 5 daysThe ADS Visa (Approved Destination Status) facilitating the issuance of visas to Chinese citizens wasintroduced in 2004 according to a specific agreement between the European Union and the People’sRepublic of China.
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180
337
Rus
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Fed
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303
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Development Cooperation
Table 2.21 - MFA commitments and disbursements by geographicalTable 2.21 - area (2005-2006)
2005 2006*
EuropeC 28 252 516 49 912 285 30 760 523 120 694 303D 21 192 323 13 401 614 37 689 931 19 086 305
The AmericasC 30 746 542 24 900 791 29 545 750 15 000 000D 29 066 008 23 305 588 21 235 212 31 287 015
Mediterranean C 64 805 906 153 397 481 82 495 222 58 956 852and Middle East D 53 901 882 50 700 535 86 080 651 44 961 053
Sub-Saharan AfricaC 99 358 331 220 000 000 71 012 883 9 187 491D 102 454 804 85 290 746 98 697 048 67 812 557
Asia and OceaniaC 60 572 113 143 385 526 62 404 024 56 842 569D 60 557 409 3 985 695 41 238 817 1 584 184
TOTALC 283 735 408 591 596 083 276 218 402 260 681 215D 267 172 446 176 684 178 284 941 659 164 731 114
Source: DGCSamounts in Euro(*)= provisional datagrants include ScholarshipsC = Commitments; D = Disbursements
Grants Loans Grants LoansGeographical area
AlbaniaC 136 410 224D 23 561 537
LebanonC 80 404 365D 36 744 669
AfghanistanC 45 566 647D 25 761 662
BangladeshC 27 577 628D 108 984
SyriaC 21 149 471D 5 647 405
MozambiqueC 19 677 581D 23 856 152
Table 2.21.1 - Top 20 recipients of MFA ODA 2006 (decreasing in orderTable 2.21.1 - of commitments)
Country
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TunisiaC 18 798 766D 43 494 344
HondurasC 16 319 138D 4 532 702
People’s Rep. ChinaC 15 130 578D 5 372 851
KenyaC 12 868 792D 2 836 233
SudanC 10 008 987D 9 631 145
VietnamC 9 247 619D 1 951 124
BrazilC 8 205 409D 7 346 545
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaC 6 466 478D 8 061 640
IndonesiaC 6 346 069D 1 048 041
MongoliaC 5 161 591D 9 335
EthiopiaC 4 982 276D 83 763 661
MoroccoC 4 968 103D 15 064 161
EgyptC 4 718 360D 9 584 345
Palestinian TerritoriesC 4 713 546D 5 500 499
amounts in Euro
continued table 2.21.1
Country
Activities and Services
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EthiopiaC 4 982 276D 83 763 661
TunisiaC 18 798 766D 43 494 344
LebanonC 80 404 365D 36 744 669
ArgentinaC 3 267 901D 27 866 780
AfghanistanC 45 566 647D 25 761 662
MozambiqueC 19 677 581D 23 856 152
AlbaniaC 136 410 224D 23 561 537
MoroccoC 4 968 103D 15 064 161
Serbia and MontenegroC 1 338 728D 10 864 249
SudanC 10 008 987D 9 631 145
EgyptC 4 718 360D 9 584 345
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaC 6 466 478D 8 061 640
JordanC 775 498D 7 622 583
BrazilC 8 205 409D 7 346 545
SomaliaC 1 702 721D 6 519 516
UgandaC 2 795 164D 6 277 027
SyriaC 21 149 471D 5 647 405
Palestinian TerritoriesC 4 713 546D 5 500 499
AngolaC 2 752 873D 4 931 962
HondurasC 16 319 138D 4 532 702
amounts in Euro
Table 2.21.2 - Top 20 recipients of MFA ODA 2006 (decreasing in orderTable 2.21.2 - of disbursements)
Country
Activities and Services
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Table 2.22 - Debt restructured/cancelled by Italy (2004-2006)
Europe - - 1 34,5 2 206,0The Americas - - 3 131,5 1 131,3Mediterraneanand Middle East
- - 1 2 680,8 - -
Sub-SaharanAfrica
8 1 851,5 8 2 320,6 4 265,9
Asia and Oceania - - 1 7,1 - -TOTAL 8 1 851,5 14 5 174,4 7 603,2
Source: DGCE- amounts in millions of Euro
2004
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Table 2.23 - Foreign debt cancelled by Italy for HIPC (HeavilyTable 2.23 - Indebted Poor Countries)
Year Country
2003 Burkina Faso *** 11,9
Dem. Republic of Congo* 370,4
Ethiopia ** 23,5
Guinea Bissau** 89,1
Mali*** 1,0
Nicaragua** 34,2
Sierra Leone** 15,4
Zambia 24,7
TOTAL 2003 570,1
2004 Benin*** 26,6
Burundi*** 0,1
Costa d’Avorio* 44,9
Ghana ** 7,2
Madagascar** 34,9
amounts in millions of Euro
Europe 87 354 89 570 101 767The Americas 12 112 4 38 12 50Mediterranean and M.E. 151 1 182 147 1 294 180 1 459Sub-Saharan Africa 158 1 373 151 1 270 142 1 113Asia and Oceania 16 111 13 127 13 112TOTAL 424 3 132 404 3 299 448 3 501
Source: DGCS
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Dem. Republic of Congo ** 44,7TOTAL 2004 158,3
2005 Ethiopia*** 332,35Ghana*** 21,27Honduras** 40,17Madagascar*** 153,74Nicaragua*** 74,46Republic of Congo** 45,91Senegal*** 52,46
TOTAL 2005 720,36Camerun *** 134,71Honduras*** 131,29Repubblica del Congo** 42,03Zambia*** 74,95
TOTAL 2006 382,98
Source: DGCE* partial cancellation treatment for HIPC** partial cancellation interim debt-relief*** total cancellation
continued table 2.23
Year Country
Table 2.24 - Scholarships granted to foreign students by geographicalTable 2.24 - area: installments and amounts
2004 2005 2006
Inst
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area
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Communication and Information
Table 2.25 - Press and information service (2003-2006)
2003 2004 2005 2006
Press Releases 43 55 63 55Press Notes 376 377 486 462Press Service Notices 83 71 65 103TOTAL 502 503 614 620
Source: Press and information service
Public/Visitors 3 657 2 995 2 436 2 917Telephon Call 27 031 26 111 25 132 24 745Letters and e-mail 8 694 11 009 13 493 14 333TOTAL 39 382 40 115 41 061 41 995
Source: Press and information service
Table 2.26 - Office for relations with the public: encountersTable 2.26 - with the public (2003-2006)
2003 2004 2005 2006
Table 2.27 - Library and diplomatic archives users (2003-2006)
2003 2004 2005 2006
Library 2 395 2 500 2 731 2 786Diplomatic Archives 3 650 3 700 3 500 3 300TOTAL 6 045 6 200 6 231 6 086
Source: Historical archives and documentation service
Users
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Europe 53 46 60 106The Americas 32 17 33 50Mediterranean and M.E. 18 16 17 33Sub-Saharan Africa 20 16 18 34Asia and Oceania 24 22 22 44TOTAL 147 117 150 267
Source: DGCE
Trade and Investment Promotion
Table 2.28 - Trade Offices (2006)
Trad
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Dip
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Geographical areaTotal
Personnel
Table 2.29 - MFA-ICE Pilot Sportelli abroad: by geographical areaTable 2.29 - and personnel type (2006)
Europe 15 16 9 12 37 74The Americas 8 8 7 6 22 43Mediterraneanand Middle East
6 6 4 7 13 30
Sub-Saharan Africa 2 2 1 1 4 8Asia and Oceania 11 11 9 6 36 62TOTAL 42 43 30 32 112 217
Source: DGCE
Personnel
MFA
offic
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Activities and Services
Europe 681 167 323 3 1.004 170The Americas 99 86 105 3 204 89Mediterraneanand M.E. 452 100 18 10 470 110Sub-SaharanAfrica 280 43 - - 280 43Asia and Oceania 709 33 265 2 974 35TOTAL 2.221 429 711 18 2.932 447
Source: DGCE/ExTender
Table 2.30 - News and advance notice of tenders and contractsTable 2.30 - handled through the Diplomatic - Consular NetworkTable 2.30 - and the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad throughTable 2.30 - “ExTender “ (2006)
Diplomatic - ConsularNetwork source
Geographicalarea
Italian Chambers ofCommerce abroad
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Chapter 3
Comparative Data
Introduction
This chapter compares data regarding the human and financial resourcesof the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with those of the foreign ministriesof six other European countries (France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland,United Kingdom and Spain). Also compared are data concerningdevelopment cooperation activities, contributions to the United Nations,contributions to the EU budget and visas issued in the Schengen area.This comparison of data regarding the structures and resources of theMinistries of Foreign Affairs of the six European countries mentioned aboveshows that:• the Italian network abroad continues to be very extensive, with the
largest number of consular offices (115);• total MFA personnel are much fewer in number to those of the foreign
ministries of the UK and France - both employ twice the personnel thatItaly does. In particular, the number of permanent personnel of theFrench, English and German foreign ministries surpasses that of Italy by24%, 19% and 15% respectively. Moreover, all the countries considered,excluding the Netherlands and Poland, make greater use of theirexternal resources;
• the MFA budget net of funding for cooperation for development,continues to be significantly lower in absolute values than those of theBritish, French and German foreign ministries.
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Table 3.1 - Summary Ovierview (2006)
Network abroad(1)
Personnel(2)
Budget(3)
Italy 339 8 568 1 591
France 431 16 721 2 690
Germany 357 11 201 2 511
Netherlands 167 5 238 1 477
Poland 178 3 258 233
United Kingdom 467 17 000 2 491
Spain 287 6 351 694
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office(1) data 31.12.06 - The network abroad includes: Embassies, Permanent Representations, Special
Diplomatic Delegations, Consular offices and Cultural Institutes and the like.(2) data 31.12.06 - Personnel includes all permanent personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, staff from
other ministries and external resources with the exception of some non-permanent employees and thepersonnel of external firms. UK data are rounded off.
(3) Budget Law data for fiscal year 2007 (FCO Total Budget Plans 2006-2007 for UK). The budget is inmillions of Euro and is net of Official Development Aid (ODA).
The Netherlands data is also net of contributions to the EU.
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Organization
Table 3.2 - Central Headquarters: top level management structureTable 3.2 - (2006)
Top levelmanagement structure
Italy 22
France 31
Germany 11
Netherlands 19
Poland 26
United Kingdom 27
Spain 28
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office
Table 3.3 - Network abroad (2006)
Italy 121 11 2 115 90 339
France 157 17 4 105 148 431
Germany 148 12 8 60 129 357
Netherlands 111 15 2 27 12 167
Poland 101 8 - 50 19 178
United Kingdom 153 10 1 70 233 467
Spain 114 12 - 106 55 287
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office(1) Excluding Honorary Consulates
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Table 3.4 - Trade Promotion Offices (2006)
Offices underthe MFA
Offices underother
ministriesTotal
Italy 147 81 228
France - 161 161
Germany - 42 42
Netherlands 21 18 39
Poland 108 48 156
United Kingdom - 100 100
Spain 94 - 94
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office
Figure 3.1 - Network abroad (2006)
90
Ital
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Fra
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Net
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Embassies, Permanent Representations and Special Diplomatic Missions
115
Consular Offices
134
148
105
178
129
60
168
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27
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50
109
233
70
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126
Italian Cultural Institutes or Equivalent Institutions
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Human resources
Table 3.5 - Permanent personnel and other staff (2006)
Italy 5 021 1.775 12 772 13 547 18 568
France 6 251 1.831 19 639 10 470 16 721
Germany 5 781 1.794 14 626 15 420 11 201
Netherlands 3 132 1.046 12 060 12 106 15 238
Poland 2 406 1.852 - 10.852 13 258
United Kingdom 6 000 1 000 10 000 11 000 17 000
Spain 2 794 - 13 557 13 557 16 351
Source: national data processed by Statistics OfficeExternal Resources excluding some non-permanent employees abroad and the personnel of external firms.(UK data are approximate)
Permanentpersonnel
Other staff
Staff fromother
ministries
Externalresources
TotalTotal
Table 3.6 - Personnel: distribution central headquarter-abroad (2006)
Italy 5 021 2 299 2 722 13 547 779 12 768 18 568 3 078 15 490
France 6 251 3 431 2 820 10 470 - 10 470 16 721 3 431 13 290
Germany 5 781 2 748 3 033 15 420 35 15 385 11 201 2 783 18 418
Netherlands 3 132 1 924 1 208 12 106 25 12 081 15 238 1 949 13 289
Poland 2 406 1.887 1 519 00.852 - 00.852 13 258 1.887 12 371
United Kingdom 6 000 nd nd 11 000 nd nd 17 000 nd nd
Spain 2 794 1 635 1 159 13 557 283 13 274 16 351 1 918 14 433
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office(NA = Not Available)
Permanent personnel Other staff Total
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Figure 3.2 - Permanent personnel, staff from other ministriesFigure 3.2 - and external resources (2006)
2 772
Ital
y(8
568
)
Fra
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(16
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Ger
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Kin
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Sp
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Permanent personnel
775
Staff from other ministries
5 021
External resources
9 639
6 251
4 626
5 781
2 060
3 132
10 000
6 000
3 557
2 7942 406
831 794
46 852
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Financial resources
Table 3.7 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget net of ODA: percentageTable 3.7 - of incidence on GDP and State Budget
Italy 1 591 1 475 401 0,11 683 826 0,23
France 2 690 1 781 122 0,15 266 632 1,01
Germany 2 511 2 307 200 0,11 270 500 0,93
Netherlands 1 477 1.527 916 0,28 156 804 0,94
Poland 1.233 1.269 750 0,09 66 467 0,35
United Kingdom 2 491 1 892 228 0,13 622 750 0,40
Spain 1.694 1.976 189 0,07 188 067 0,37
Source: national data processed by Statistics Office and EUROSTAT.Budget Law data for fiscal year 2007 (for UK: FCO Total Budget Plans 2006-2007).Budget and GDP in millions of Euro.
MFABudget
GDP%
on GDPState
Budget
% onState
Budget
Table 3.8 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs total budget
Italy 1 591 1.647 2 238
France 2 690 1 810 4 500
Germany 2 511 - 2 511
Netherlands 1 477 3 762 5 239
Poland 1.233 1.023 1.256
United Kingdom 2 491 - 2 491
Spain 1.694 1 544 2 238
Source: national data processed by Statistics OfficeBudget Law data for fiscal year 2007 (for UK: FCO Total Budget Plans 2006-2007).Budget in millions of Euro.
Budgetnet of ODA
ODA Total
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Figure 3.3 - MFA budget net of ODA (2005-2007)
Italy
France
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
UnitedKingdom
Spain623
703694
2 4912 862
2 520233200207
1 477
1 034900
2 5112 206
2 174
2 1752 392
2 690
1 5611 5641 591
20072005 2006
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Other data
Table 3.9 - Disbursements of Official Development Aid: percentageTable 3.9 - of Gross National Income (2001-2006)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*
Italy 0,14 0,20 0,16 0,15 0,29 0,20
France 0,34 0,38 0,41 0,42 0,47 0,47
Germany 0,23 0,27 0,28 0,28 0,35 0,36
Netherlands 0,82 0,82 0,81 0,74 0,82 0,81
Poland - - 0,01 0,05 0,09 NA
United Kingdom 0,32 0,31 0,34 0,36 0,48 0,52
Spain 0,30 0,25 0,25 0,26 0,29 0,32
Average DAC 0,40 0,40 0,41 0,42 0,47 0,46
Highest contributor 1,03 0,96 0,92 0,87 0,93 1,03
Lowest contributor 0,11 0,12 0,14 0,15 0,21 0,16
Source: OECD-DAC* provisional data
Table 3.10 - Contributions to the UN ordinary budget: percentageTable 3.10 - of total UN budget (2002-2007)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Italy 5,10 5,06 4,88 4,88 4,88 5,08
France 6,51 6,46 6,03 6,03 6,03 6,30
Germany 9,84 9,76 8,66 8,66 8,66 8,58
Netherlands 1,75 1,74 1,69 1,69 1,69 1,87
Poland 0,32 0,38 0,46 0,46 0,46 0,50
United Kingdom 5,57 5,53 6,13 6,13 6,13 6,64
Spain 2,53 2,51 2,52 2,52 2,52 2,97
Highest contributor 22,00 22,00 22,00 22,00 22,00 22,00
Lowest contributor 0,001 0,001 0,001 0,001 0,001 0,001
Source: UN
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Table 3.11 - Contributions to the European Union budget (2005-2007)
Country 2005 % 2006 % 2007 %
Itay 13 511 13,73 13 213 13,08 14 603 12,78
France 16 291 16,56 16 517 16,35 18 338 16,05
Germany 20 547 20,88 20 501 20,30 22 461 19,65
Netherlands 5 306 5,39 5 700 5,64 6 379 5,58
Poland 2 292 2,33 2 419 2,39 2 747 2,40
UK 11 778 11,97 12 289 12,17 14 270 12,49
Spain 8 607 8,75 9 603 9,51 10 829 9,48
Total contributions98 384 100 101 010 100 114 288 100
of 25 members
Highest contributor 20 547 20,88 20 501 20,30 22 461 19,65
Lowest contributor11.5 11.550 0,05 100.551 0,05 100.557 0,05
Source: EUAmounts in millions of Euro
Table 3.12 - Visas ussued on the basis of the Schengen AgreementTable 3.12 - (2004-2006)
2004Country%
change2005
%change
2006%
change
Italy 2.983 499 12,4 1 076 680 9,5 1 198 167 11,3
France 2 053 019 2,2 2 047 388 - 0,3 2 038 888 - 0,4
Germany 2 395 376 - 4,0 1 960 660 -18,1 1 997 000 1,9
Netherlands NA NA 2.355 205 NA 2.439 483 23,7
Spain 2.750 883 8,1 2.848 527 13,0 2.954 685 12,5
Source: DGIT and European Commission(NA = Not Available)
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